Leo has a cold, so I am trying to get him to drink juice instead of milk. So, today I told him that juice will help his nose get better. Two minutes later I found him taking his sippy cup of juice and pouring little drops of juice on his nose. "Make nose better" he told me. How cute :-)

Leo's First Swim Class

We joined the YMCA this year and the first thing I did was sign Leo up for swim lessons. He was really excited because he loves the Y and he loves water. When we got there he wanted to jump in right away. He did such a great job! The only problem... he cried when we made him get out of the water to go home. Look out Michael Phelps!

Playing With Dad

So this is what the boys do while I'm gone...

Our First Trip With Max

Bryan and Sara Rogers!

We took Max to Bryan and Sara's wedding in Cincinnati when he was 2 weeks old! Leo stayed at Grandma Winners, so it was just the three of us. It was a nice and relaxing time. Max was awesome; we went to Mass, the wedding, and the reception and he didn't fuss for any of it!

Leo and Max hanging out.

Max's likes his new toy, but he would rather be held...of course.

Nap Time

Max's Pictures at 4 Days Old

Max The Moose

Max at 4 days old with his moose.

Coming Home From The Hospital

While we were at the hospital for a few days Leo stayed at our house with Grandma Winner. When Grandma Winner would visit us at the hospital, Grandma Melody would take over. Leo had a great time! Grandpa even gave him a big box to play with and it was his favorite thing.

Visitors for Max

After being at the hospital the enter time we were in labor, Grandma Mike was a little tired.

Max had a lot of visitors, I was not very good about taking pictures of everyone, but we had all the Grandparents, Aunt Amy and Aunt Lori, Becca and Anna, Aunt Jena, Michael, Brooke, Natalie, and Uncle Troy and Emily Anne.

Max's First Day

A very tired Dad!

Leo loved holding Max.

A tired, but proud Mama.

The Arrival of Baby Max!

We went to the hospital on Friday, March 18th to be induced to have Max. It was a long labor, lasting 14 hours because Max was turned the wrong way. It was not only long, but also hard because my epidural stopped working right when we needed to push. I pushed the "natural" way for two hours before they even realized that the epidural was even out of my back. We took a 30 minute break from pushing, got some pain medicine (not an epidural), and begin pushing again. I was afraid of using the vacuum or the forceps to help pull him out. I was determined to do it myself, and I did. It was a natural labor, and it was worth it! Max was born 30 minutes later, at 5:34am on March 19th. Tyler and I both couldn't believe how much he looked like Leo. He was also so calm! We love our little blonde boy :-)

January 2011: Leo’s Building Skills

Leo made this big tower all by himself!

Christmas at Grandma Winners:

Christmas Morning 2010

Christmas Morning 2010: It was all about Mega Blocks, Trucks, and Tools this year!

Christmas was great this year because Leo was so excited about all of his presents.

Christmas Mass 2010: So cute!

Winter 2010

The first big snow of winter 2010, Tyler put Leo to work. We didn't play in the snow very often, mostly because I was pregnant with Max at the time...and I hate being cold. Leo didn't mind the cold and even thought shoveling was fun.

Sick Day

Sick Day: Here is a sick Leo having a day in bed. He cuddled with Mom and watched Wonder Pets and Mickey Mouse all day.

Halloween 2010

Halloween 2010:

Leo was my little helper setting up for Halloween this year. He carried those pumpkins around and helped me pick-up sticks in the yard. Leo was a pirate for Halloween, but it ended up being so cold that he didn’t even do any trick-or-treating. He did sit on the porch with Dad for awhile and passed out candy. Of course, mister social thought it was the coolest thing ever to have random people just come up to his house and say hi.